GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| defalcate | deduct |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |